This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant mark

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the publi

This eleventh edition was developed during the encyclopaedia's transition from a British to an American publication. Some of its articles were written by the be

"The major works of prose, poetry and drama from China, India, Japan, Korea and the Middle East".